Vacuum-currycomb.



w. H. KELLER. VACUUM CURRYGOMB. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 16, 1909.

Patented Jan. 30, 1912.

I! llll INVENTOR; William jijfillcz;

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I To all whom it mag concern:

hair loosened by the comb instead of accumuousstrip 7, preferablyfof spiral form, of

- UNITED STATES PATENT "oLFFicE.

' WI'LLIAM- H; KELLER, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA:

acuum-courtrooms.

Application filed January 16, 1909. Serial No. 472,574..

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. KELLER, i of Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vacuum-Currycombs, of which the fol- I lowing is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

"My invention relates to ,a curry comb Q Which is adapted to be used in conjunction with pneumatic suction.

My curry comb may be conveniently operated'' my meansof apparatus such as is now commonly used for vacuum cleaners.

My'curiy comb comprises currying means,

in free communication vwith a source of pneumatic suction, whereby the dust and lating' is continuously removed by suction.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure I, is a plan View of curry comb embodying my invention. Fig. II, is a section thereof 5 taken along the line'II, II. My curry comb comprises a suitable receptacle .or casing 1, which in this instance is shown as circular, having a closed backing 2,1andin commi'inication through the aperture 3, with a hollow tube 4, which is attached to asu'itable source of pneumatic suction. This hollow tube l, conveniently serves asa handle for the comb. \Vithin the receptacle the currying means is sustained in such a way as to provide free communication at the base of the carrying means, and in the region back of the receptacle, with the pneumatic suction. For this purpose the receptacle is provided with posts, -including a central post 5, and auxiliary posts 6, 6. The currying means consists of a continusteel, rubber or celluloid or other suitable material, supported upon the posts which have been described.

The currying edgeof the strip may be iii-v dented as shown, but it is obvious that the currying means'may, vary.

The strip 7 forming the currying means i protrudes below the outeredge of the -receptacle in which it is mounted. Th'e post-s 6, 6, firmly. support the'strip 7, and space the same from the upper portion of the receptacle, so as to forina passage. above the strip connecting with the passages between the adjacent portions of the strip, so that the suction will be applied in andrabout the various partsof the strip 7.

Having thus described lilYdnYeHflOll. I claim l. A pneumatic curry comb comprising a receptacle, a hollow handle therefor adapted to be connected with a source of suction, currying means including a continuous strip. and spaced members for supporting said I continuous strip within said receptacle, so

that one edge protrudes from the face of said receptacle, and the other edge thereof is spaced from the top of the receptacle, to

form a passage above the strip, so as to permit free communication with the hollow handle.

:2. A pneumaticcurry comb, comprising a receptacle, a hollow handle therefor adapted to beconnected with a source of suction, a

5 currying means including a'spii'al strip supported within said receptacle, spaced members for supporting said spiral strip ii said receptacle with one edge thereof protruding from the face of the receptacle, and the other edge thereof spaced from the top of the receptacle, soas to form a passage above the strip' to permit free communication with the hollow handle;

A pneumatic curry comb, comprising a receptacle Iwhich is circular in cross section,

a spiral strip located within said receptacle, and having one edge thereof protruding from said i'eceptacle,iposts secured to said receptacle and engaging the other edgeot said strip, whereby said strip is supported Patented Jan. 30, 1912.

within the receptacle and spaced from the top of the receptacle, forming a passage to permit free coini'niinication at the top of the' receptacle to the hollow handle.

In testimonywhereof, I have hereunto signed my name, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this thirteenth day of January 1909.

1 WILLIAM H. KELLER;

, \Vitnesses v I I JAMES H. BELL, E. L.'FUI.LER'1ON. 

